Comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives and superlatives

1. Comparatives

   • they are used to compare one thing or person with another one.

2. We need to recognize the short and large adjectives.

   • Short (1 or 2 syllables) and put an er example: shorter, smaller, longer.
   • Large (more than 2 syllables) and put a more, example: more beautiful, more intelligent.
   • then add than

3. there are 3 exeptions

   • good = better
   • bad = worse
   • fun = more fun

4. Superlatives

   • they are used to highlight the quality of a group

5. We need to recognize the short and large adjectives.

   • short, we put the before the adjective ant est after, example: the longest.
   • large, we put the most and then the adjective, for example: the most powerful.

6. there are 3 exceptions

   • fat = furthest/farthest
   • bad = worst
   • good = best